Check Point Advisories

HPE Smart Update Manager Remote Unauthorized Access (CVE-2020-7136)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-4144
Date Published:	5 Mar 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 05 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-7136
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HPE Smart Update Manager prior to 8.5.6
Vulnerability Description	A remote unauthorized access vulnerability exists in HPE Smart Update Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage users system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HPE Smart Update Manager Remote Unauthorized Access (CVE-2020-7136) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HPE Smart Update Manager Remote Unauthorized Access (CVE-2020-7136)